Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£33,181.82
−£5982024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
−0.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.6%
+7.1ppof income
In-year balance
+11.4%
+4.9ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 19.1%.
Elevated: sickness 13.9 days.
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
97
Capacity
96 (101%)
Free school meals
73.2%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other schools in West Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.8
Mean salary
£48,659
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
20.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
53.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.9%
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25 · 101 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £1.9m | 74.3% | +£144k | £169k | 6.4% | £27,904 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 77.0% | +£41k | £116k | 4.1% | £30,489 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.2m | 71.3% | +£200k | £200k | 6.5% | £33,780 |
| 2024/25 | £3.3m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 70.5% | +£375k | £447k | 13.6% | £33,182 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
47% of spend
Support staff
£487k
17% of spend
Premises
£251k
9% of spend
Other costs
£343k
12% of spend
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 12.6 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 16 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 4.7 | £42,619 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 5.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 4.4 | £42,167 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 7.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 4.4 | £41,996 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 13.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 5.0 | £43,538 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 10.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 16.8 | 5.8 | £48,659 | —% | 0.0% | — | 2.0 | 2 |
Overall absence
20.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
53.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 28.6% | 4.4% | +24.2pp | 78.0% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 41 |
| 2014/15 | 19.0% | 4.5% | +14.5pp | 52.8% | 6.3% | 12.8% | 72 |
| 2015/16 | 11.7% | 4.5% | +7.2pp | 37.4% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 83 |
| 2016/17 | 13.2% | 4.6% | +8.6pp | 40.5% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 89 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 26.1% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 92 |
| 2018/19 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 32.3% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 99 |
| 2020/21 | 15.8% | 4.5% | +11.3pp | 47.8% | 11.5% | 4.3% | 92 |
| 2021/22 | 16.4% | 7.1% | +9.3pp | 42.3% | 8.9% | 7.5% | 97 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 40.6% | 6.5% | 5.9% | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 19.3% | 6.6% | +12.8pp | 55.0% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 20.7% | 6.2% | +14.5pp | 53.5% | 10.9% | 9.7% | 101 |
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2019 | — | Requires improvement |